The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.
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Shannon L. Alder
I like the scientific spirit–the holding off, the being sure but not too sure, the willingness to surrender ideas when the evidence is against them: this is ultimately fine–it always keeps the way beyond open–always gives life, thought, affection, the whole man, a chance to...
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Walt Whitman
Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.
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Leonard Cohen
Tell people there's an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast majority will believe you. Tell them the paint is wet, and they have to touch it to be sure.
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George Carlin
Each religion makes scores of purportedly factual assertions about everything from the creation of the universe to the afterlife. But on what grounds can believers presume to know that these assertions are true? The reasons they give are various, but the ultimate justification for most...
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Alan Sokal
More Quotes By Jane Casey
As a rule, I had murder in my mind. That day, I had it in my heart.
Because of course, for every revelation of weakness, there had to be an equal and opposite show of strength.
So that was where we were in our relationship. Derwent’s scale ran all the way from wouldn’t piss-on-you-if-you-were-on-fire to would-kill-for-you-no-need-to-ask-twice. I was quite glad to be somewhere near the middle.
Sometimes the hardest thing is admitting you were wrong. It’s hard to say you need to be forgiven.
She wouldn't have died if I hadn't taught her how to fall.
